WOOSTER Officer Matt Cruise took a trip down memory lane Friday as family, friends and people he has met throughout his career stopped at Freedlander Park to wish him well and a happy retirement.
Cruise s last working day was Friday though he officially will be retired as of Jan. 29. He dedicated 29 years of his 35-year law enforcement career to the Wooster Police Department.
Ten-year-old Madison Hale and her mother, Jessica Williams, were among those who visited him in a drive-thru style celebration. The mother and daughter brought vanilla cupcakes to Cruise, which they said are his favorite flavor.
Hale was diagnosed with cancer at 5 years old, and Williams struggled financially after having to take a number of days off work to care for her daughter.
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weather service confirmed it was a category 1 tornado that touched down, the winter hub storm is sweeping through the great lakes and taking aim at the big cities on the east coast. that means us. let s bring in the weather channel meteorologist kelley cass of what we can expect from this holiday storm. how are you kelley. i m great. happy first dave winter. today is the official start of the winter season. in the northeast if you re dreaming of a white christmas you might get your wish. more snow showers in upstate new york. look at your high temperatures. 37 degrees around central park in new york. 40 in louisville. mild temperatures across the south. we re looking at still some unsettled weather across the west with 44 degrees in seattle. rain four but snow in the higher elevations. another system on the west coast for sunday from seattle to l.a. and san diego. middle of the country looks great for traveling. i-35 corridor looks fantastic. most of i-95 should being a